The series, which filmed for five months in Dunmore East, Co Waterford and areas of Co Wicklow last year, tells the tale of two fan-favourite EastEnders characters after they arrive in Ireland.

The hotly anticipated six-part spin-off follows Jessie Wallance and Shane Ritchie as Kat and Alfie Moon as they visit the Kellys and the Byrnes in the fictional Irish village Redwater in the search for Kat's long-lost son.

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And even though she promised Alfie she would keep a low profile once they arrived, viewers saw Kat get restless - and begin the hunt for who could be her son.

The drama appeared to divide fans right for the start when she first episode aired on RTE on Sunday night, reports the Irish Mirror .

Some of the fans really loved the return of Kat and Alfie...

Kat and Alfie Moon pictured while filming an EastEnders' spin-off that was filmed in Ireland. (Image: BBC/Patrick Redmond/PA Wire)

While others weren't quite too sure what to make of it...

Jessie Wallace and Shane Ritchie are joined by a host of Irish talent in the series, including Orphan Black's Maria Doyle Kennedy, Game of Thrones' Ian McElhinney, Fionnula Flanagan from Lost and The Commitments' Angeline Ball.